SINGH, Jagmeet, M.P., B.Sc., LL.B.; politician, lawyer; b. Scarborough, Ont. 2 Jan. 1979; s. Jagtaran Singh and Harmeet Kaur; m. Gurkiran Kaur, 2018; one child; e. Western Univ. B.Sc. 1997–2002; York Univ. LL.B. 2002–05; called to the Bar of the Law Society of Upper Canada in 2006; former criminal defence lawyer, Toronto; worked for law firm Pinkofsky; opened own practice Singh Law with brother Gurratan; cand. (Bramalea-Gore-Malton) 2011 fed. g.e. and def.; 1st el. to House of Commons, Burnaby South, g.e. 2019, re-el. 2021, defeated 2025; 1st el. to the Ont. Leg. g.e. 2011 (Bramalea-Gore-Malton), el. to the Ont. Leg. by-el. 2019 (Burnaby South); Critic, Attorney General and Consumer services 2011–14; Mem., Standing Ctte. on Public Accounts 2012–14; re-el. g.e. 2014; Depy. Third Party House Leader 2014–15; Depy. Leader, NDP 2015–17; Vice-Chair, Standing Ctte. on Social Policy 2015–17; Critic, Attorney General and Government and Consumer Services 2014–17, Anti-Racism Directorate 2016–17; Mem., Standing Ctte. on the Legislative Assembly 2014–15; resigned 2017; Leader, New Democratic Party of Canada 2017–25 (resigned); Delegate, Assemblée Parlementaire de la Francophonie; Sikh; languages: English, French, Punjabi; recreation: Brazilian ju-jitsu (has competed in Canada and the U.S.).
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